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Acknowledgments | |
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The Basic Requirements of Criminal Liability | |
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The Case of DeSean McCarty (Illinois, 1997) | |
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The Facts | |
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Then Existing Law | |
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Illinois Compiled Statutes (1997) | |
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Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today | |
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The Case of Bernice J. and Walter L. Williams (Washington, 1968) | |
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The Facts | |
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Then Existing Law | |
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Revised Code of Washington (1968) | |
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State v. Hedges | |
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State v. Stentz | |
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Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today | |
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Revised Code of Washington (2006) | |
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Principles for the Distribution of Criminal Liability and Punishment | |
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The Case of Thomas Dudley (England, 1884) | |
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The Facts | |
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Then Existing Law | |
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Hale's History of the Pleas of the Crown | |
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Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England: Of Public Wrongs | |
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The Works of Francis Bacon | |
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United States v. Holmes | |
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Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today | |
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Draft Criminal Code for England and Wales (1989) | |
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The Case of William James Rummel (Texas, 1973) | |
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The Facts | |
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Then Existing Law | |
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Texas Penal Code (1973) | |
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Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today | |
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Texas Penal Code (2006) | |
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Do We Know What the Criminal Law Commands of Us, and Does the Law Care If We Don't? Legality, Mistake, and Omissions | |
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The Case of Canna Baker (Arkansas, 1948) | |
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The Facts | |
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Then Existing Law | |
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Arkansas Statutes (1948) | |
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Corpus Juris | |
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Wharton's Criminal Law | |
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Kanavan's Case | |
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State v. Bradbury | |
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Thompson v. State | |
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Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today | |
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Arkansas Statutes (2006) | |
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The Case of Julio Marrero (New York, 1977) | |
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The Facts | |
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Then Existing Law | |
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Consolidated Laws of New York-Penal Law (1977) | |
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Consolidated Laws of New York Annotated-Criminal Procedure Law (1977) | |
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Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today | |
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Consolidated Laws of New York-Criminal Procedure Law (2006) | |
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The Case of Ray Edwin Billingslea (Texas, 1984) | |
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The Facts | |
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Then Existing Law | |
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Texas Penal Code (1984) | |
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Texas Family Code-Annotated (1984) | |
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Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today | |
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Texas Penal Code (2006) | |
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The Case of Linda Ruschioni (Massachusetts, 1993) | |
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The Facts | |
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Then Existing Law | |
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Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 266-Crimes Against Property (1993) | |
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Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 134-Lost Goods and Stray Beasts (1993) | |
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Commonwealth v. Titus | |
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Commonwealth v. Everson | |
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Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today | |
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The Significance of Resulting Harm: Causation, Attempt, and Impossibility | |
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The Case of Joseph B. Wood (Vermont, 1879) | |
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The Facts | |
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Then Existing Law | |
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Vermont Statutes, Chapter 189 (1879) | |
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Acts and Resolves of Vermont (1878) | |
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State v. Tatro | |
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State v. Scates | |
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Commonwealth v. Webster | |
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Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today | |
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Vermont Statutes, Title 13-Crimes & Criminal Procedure (2006) | |
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The Case of Larry Eugene Phillips (California, 1993) | |
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The Facts | |
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Then Existing Law | |
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California Penal Code (1993) | |
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People v. Dillon | |
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People v. Lopez | |
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Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today | |
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The Case of Roger Thomas (U.S. Military, 1961) | |
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The Facts | |
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Then Existing Law | |
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Uniform Code of Military Justice (1961) | |
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Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today | |
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Uniform Code of Military Justice (2006) | |
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Can There Be Criminal Liability Without Proving the Defendant Satisfies the Elements of an Offense? Doctrines of Imputation | |
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The Case of Keith Mondello (New York, 1989) | |
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The Facts | |
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Then Existing Law | |
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Consolidated Laws of New York (1989) | |
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Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today | |
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The Case of Jordan Weaver (Indiana, 1991) | |
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The Facts | |
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Then Existing Law | |
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Indiana Code (1991) | |
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Zickefoose v. Indiana | |
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Rhode v. State | |
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Terry v. State | |
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Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today | |
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Indiana Code (2006) | |
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Sanchez v. State of Indiana | |
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Can Committing a Crime Be Doing the Right Thing? Justification Defenses | |
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The Case of John Charles Green (Missouri, 1967) | |
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The Facts | |
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Then Existing Law | |
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Missouri Statutes (1967) | |
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State v. King | |
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State v. St. Clair | |
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People v. Richards | |
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Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today | |
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Missouri Statutes (2006) | |
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City of St. Louis v. Klocker | |
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The Case of Johann Schlicht (Germany, 1919) | |
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The Facts | |
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Then Existing Law | |
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Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today | |
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Federal Republic of Germany-Penal Code (2002) | |
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The Case of Motti Ashkenazi (Israel, 1997) | |
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The Facts | |
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Then Existing Law | |
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Israeli Penal Law (1997) | |
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Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today | |
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Is Wrongdoing Ever Blameless? Excuse Defenses | |
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The Case of Janice Leidholm (North Dakota, 1981) | |
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The Facts | |
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Then Existing Law | |
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North Dakota Century Code (1981) | |
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Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today | |
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North Dakota Century Code (2006) | |
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The Case of Barry Kingston (England, 1991) | |
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The Facts | |
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Then Existing Law | |
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Sexual Offences Act, 1956, 4 & 5 Eliz.2, ch. 69 | |
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Cardle v. Mulrainey | |
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Regina v. Court | |
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Regina v. Court | |
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Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today | |
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The Case of David Kenney Hawkins (Nevada, 1986) | |
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The Facts | |
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Then Existing Law | |
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Nevada Revised Statutes (1986) | |
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Shrader v. State | |
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Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today | |
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Nevada Revised Statutes (2006) | |
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Are We Responsible for Who We Are? | |
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The Case of Richard R. Tenneson (Federal, 1954) | |
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The Facts | |
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Then Existing Law | |
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Uniform Code of Military Justice, 50 U.S.C.A. (1954) | |
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Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today | |
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The Case of Alex Cabarga (California, 1982) | |
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The Facts | |
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Then Existing Law | |
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California Penal Code (1982) | |
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Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today | |
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The Case of Robert "Yummy" Sandifer (Illinois, 1994) | |
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The Facts | |
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Then Existing Law | |
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Illinois Compiled Statutes (1994) | |
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Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today | |
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Illinois Consolidated Statutes (2006) | |
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Note on American Law Concerning Minimum Age for Criminal (Adult Court) Prosecution | |
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Selected Provisions of the Model Penal Code | |
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Answer Sheet for Liability Judgments | |